FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCS |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-42.0000N / 104-45-23.4000W
38-40.700000N / 104-45.390000W
38.6783333 / -104.7565000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5838 ft. / 1779 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of FORT CARSON, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 80926 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RY 13/31 E TFC 7300 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6600 FT, F/W 6800 FT. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 108.8 [0700-2300] |
| BUTTS TOWER: | 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS, . OT CLASS G.] |
| SPRINGS APPROACH: | 124.0 |
| SPRINGS DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| FLT FLW: | 138.15(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING 38.35(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING |
| PMSV METRO: | 44.1 |
| PTD/OPNS: | 141.15 |
| WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): | PHONE 719-637-9696 |
- PMSV METRO FULL SVC 1300Z++ TO 0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCS at field | | BUTTS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 12E |
| BRKr187/17.0 | | BLACK FOREST VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 13E |
| PUBr313/27.7 | | PUEBLO VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| IRONHORSE | | at field | | 335 | | 12E | | IHS | .. .... ... |
| PETEY | | 231/2.1 | | 407 | | 12E | | CO | -.-. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4574 x 75 ft. / 1394 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 24 /F/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 |
| Manager: | Phone 719-526-3936 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL - OPR 1600-0630Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. PPR FOR TRAN FUEL. J8 |
| - | RSTD - PPR DSN 691-3935/3936, C719-526-3936/3935. 500' OVRN ON NW END OF RWY AVBL FOR USE BY C-12 AND SMALLER ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION - EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TERRAIN GENERATED TURBULENCE WITH WIND SHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13. |
| - | MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEF AVBL FR 25TH OWS DSN 228-6598/6599 C 520-228-6598/6599. |
| - | FLT FLW: BUTTS RDO 24 HRS EXCEPT NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS. |
| - | MISC: AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS ARE AVBL 24/7. OBSERVATIONS ARE AUGMENTED MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-THU 1200-0500Z++, FRI 1200-0100Z++ EXCEPT HOL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 31 | |
download (238KB) |
| COPTER NDB 314 | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (61 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 00:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2008 02:58:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 15-Oct-2008 20:58:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KFCS | 160255Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP258 T00450010 52015
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KCOS
9nm N | 160254Z 15007KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP281 T00440011 53015
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KAFF
18nm N | 160255Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00460011 53015
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| TAF |
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| KFCS | 152020 17010G15KT 9999 FEW080 QNH3028INS BECMG 0203 34009KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3032INS BECMG 1819 17010G15KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3015INS T15/22Z T00/11Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1521 TIL 1613
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KCOS
9nm N | 152341Z 160024 18013KT P6SM SKC FM0300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM1700 16008KT P6SM FEW150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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